Earth & Its Changing Features Assessment

Patterns I notice about the Ring of Fire are... (choose all that apply)

• They are in the middle of countries

• They are mostly at the edge of continents

• They surround the Pacific Ocean

• They are where plates meet.

If a plant fossil is found in a rock layer higher than a fossil of a fish, the plant is probably

• Older because it is in a higher layer

• Younger because it is in a higher layer

Which most likely caused this canyon to form where it is.

• It was formed by plants & animals.

• By a volcanic eruption.

• Erosion from the flowing water.

• Humans carved it with small tools.

Chemical weathering changes the minerals in rocks.

• True
• False

How are the earth's crusts, earthquakes and plate boundaries all related? What do they have in common?

Answer explanation

The plate boundaries are below the lowest layer of ground and where plates meet, that is where earthquakes and volcanoes and mountains happen more frequently. This is because the plates push, rub or pull with each other.

Choose all examples of weathering:

• Moving water

• Wind

• Rain

• Erosion

• Changing Temperatures

Studying fossils helps scientist understand past environments by (choose all that apply):

• Telling which landscape were there.

• Helps to know what animals lived in different time frames.

• Shows if there was a change of landforms over time.

• By their size.

What do scientist learn from fossils? (choose all that apply)

• about their size

• about their color

• about how they ate

• what types of animals lived long ago

• what the environment was like

How does a fence or wall help prevent weathering and erosion?

Answer explanation

A fence or wall can help from wind or sometimes water from blowing it away or causing land to fall.

Based on the photo, which would be the oldest rock layer? Explain

Answer explanation

D because it is the lowest or bottom layer, which means it was there before the other layers and they landed on top of the bottom layer over time.